Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has instructed oil and gas firms to practice social distancing at project sites. The measure is part of the government’s plans to stem the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.

The DPR reported the present situation as a force majeure, meaning operators will be granted extensions to their licenses due to lost drilling time.

DPR director Sarki Auwalu said: “All operators and their contractors are to ensure strict compliance with relevant government directives and limit the number of personnel at project/construction sites accordingly.

Italy is now the second-most heavily affected country with around 115,200 cases, followed by Spain at 112,060 cases and Germany at 84,790 cases. China’s cases stand at 82,440, while the US has the most confirmed Covid-19 cases.

Meanwhile, Italy recorded the most fatalities with about 13,900 deaths reported until now. The US reported 5,980 deaths from Covid-19 coronavirus so far.

On 2 April, Spain reported that 950 people had died in the past 24 hours, the highest death toll of any country in one day. The total fatalities in the country stood at 10,350.

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